Town taken over by TEN THOUSAND crows who descend on homes every night in scenes reminiscent of Hitchcock classic

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Town taken over by TEN THOUSAND crows who descend on homes every night in scenes reminiscent of Hitchcock classic

Around 10,000 crows descend on Sunnyside, Washington, every night
Merchants are placing fake owls on rooftops in bid to scare them away
Meanwhile, police have resorted to using pyrotechnics, or ‘bird bombs’
These are basically ‘fireworks in shells’; aim to scare crows with noise
Despite town-wide efforts, birds continue to swoop over town nightly
Scenes are reminiscent of 1963 Alfred Hitchock classic film, The Birds
By SOPHIE JANE EVANS FOR MAILONLINE
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

They are scenes reminiscent of the 1963 Hitchcock classic film, The Birds.
Every night, around 10,000 crows descend on the small town of Sunnyside in Washington.
Now, police, citizens and local businesses are taking action against the booming influx of birds.
Merchants have deployed fake owls on rooftops and surrounding trees, homeowners have cut down tall trees around their houses and one bank even plays a recording of screeching hawks.
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Influx: Every evening, around 10,000 crows descend on the small town of Sunnyside in Washington. Above, hundreds of the birds are pictured sitting on a tree in the town, which has a population of about 16,000

Influx: Every evening, around 10,000 crows descend on the small town of Sunnyside in Washington. Above, hundreds of the birds are pictured sitting on a tree in the town, which has a population of about 16,000
‘Bird bombs’: Police have resorted to using pyrotechnics (pictured) – dubbed ‘bird bombs’ – to scare off the crows, which cause health risks to the public from the thousands of droppings they litter across the town

‘Bird bombs’: Police have resorted to using pyrotechnics (pictured) – dubbed ‘bird bombs’ – to scare off the crows, which cause health risks to the public from the thousands of droppings they litter across the town
Fleeing: Meanwhile, merchants have deployed fake owls on rooftops and surrounding trees and homeowners have cut down tall trees near their houses. Above, the crows flee the tree following the ‘bird bombs’

Fleeing: Meanwhile, merchants have deployed fake owls on rooftops and surrounding trees and homeowners have cut down tall trees near their houses. Above, the crows flee the tree following the ‘bird bombs’
Meanwhile, police have resorted to using pyrotechnics – dubbed ‘bird bombs’ – to scare off the crows, which pose a health risk from the thousands of droppings they litter across the town.
But despite their efforts, the birds continue to swoop over Sunnyside – which has a population of around 16,000 – on a nightly basis, according to King 5 in Seattle…..MORE HERE